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Namco Bandai’s remake of the classic, ultra-violent Splatterhouse has had its release date pushed back into early 2010, according a statement:

“Namco Bandai Games America Inc. is hard at work on Splatterhouse. Development is in full swing and we are committed to bringing it to the Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2010.

“This will give us time to polish and incorporate all the content to deliver a top notch game worthy of this classic video game franchise.”

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After it was announced that Namco had relieved indie developer, Bottlerocket, of development duties on their upcoming Splatterhouse remake, Bottlerocket’s future seemed to be cast into shadow.

Bottlerocket have now revealed, however, that they are working on an unannounced new title, despite reports that the company had been shut down. A representative for the company said:

“BottleRocket wishes Namco the best in completing their project. The BottleRocket development team is looking forward to turning their attention to a new project soon to be announced.”

No further details have been revealed regarding the title, or whether or not Bottlerocket have a publisher for the project.

The recently released ultra-violent, tumultuous trailer for Namco’s upcoming gory brawler, Splatterhouse, could be likened to the development process behind the game (minus the ultra-violence), as it has been revealed that the original developer for the game, Bottlerocket, has been replaced by one of Namco’s in-house developers.

A representative of Bottlerocket spread the word that Namco had “showed up with a U-Haul truck, took all their assets (dev kits, etc.) and informed management that the title was being pulled from Bottlerocket.” A Namco representative confirmed news of the split:

“Yes, we have decided to part ways with BottleRocket Entertainment but we are committed to bringing Splatterhouse to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 later this year.

“At this time, we are not ready to discuss specific development details about the game, and wish BottleRocket the best of luck in their future endeavors.”

The future of California-based Bottlerocket is now uncertain, as another title in development there, a game based on DC’s Flash, has been dropped as the ill-fated Brash Entertainment was to publish the title. Development of Splatterhouse, meanwhile, has apparently been moved to Afro Samurai developer, SURGE.